I will be arriving on Thursday afternoon, so hopefully I can pick my ticket up right away? Yay!

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...

Hey Dia! I sent a package to Brainwalker and um, it's kind of big, like guitar-sized, so I was wondering if he could have it sent to you guys since you're going by car?

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...

AN UPDATE! I called the hotel and we can actually ship it to them instead, so we'll be doing that. Much easier for everyone.

Speaking of updates, I have confirmed with the Doubletree that there will be shuttle service between the hotel and the convention center in the mornings and the evenings, but not between the airport and the hotel. Looks like cabs or public transit is the way to go there. I have, however, confirmed that I can leave my stuff at the hotel after checkout so I don't have to lug a suitcase around the convention center until I'm ready to leave.

So, now that this thing is less than a week away, maybe we should start exchanging contact information? And are we going to do any pre-planning? Like, are we going to get together Thursday before the con?

Anime is kind of like fish in that it is better the less "fishy" it is.

As for contact-information and get-togethers, I know that I will be out drinking with a friend of mine Thursday night. And I guess by out drinking, we're going eating and having a drink or something. I dunno. I'd love to have you guys join us, if you're cool with alcohol and stuff. I know some people aren't, but then there's no forced drinking and dsklhfdslfh I dunno.

Also, I'm getting a disposable phone as soon as I land, which hopefully has texting functions, so I'll jot down you guys' contact info and send you all texts as soon as I arrive. I also need to write down the name and address of our hotel so I can get there properly this time.

Last time I was confused. It was scary.

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...

4. I land at 8:05 PM on Thursday. Guess I'll cab it to the hotel and ... yeah. Email me the room number so I can just come on up. Then, I dunno... go party somewhere? I'm up for anything.

5. My sister is paying for me to stay at a different hotel the night of the 13th, so once we're all done with festivities Sunday, I'll head over there myself (and fly out the next day). That one's just an FYI.

I'm getting Black myself, will be buying it when I've settled in on Thursday / Friday. I propose we trade starters. I am also bringing HeartGold and Platinum with me.

Can you trade from a GBA to a DS?

Thing is, I have both LeafGreen and Emerald, and if possible I'd like to trade from them to my DS games, but I have neither the GBA or the transfer cables or anything, and I'm trying to figure out the cheapest way to trade them over.

If I can't, well that's life, but I'm such a damn completionist.

And apparently it works with Pal Park?

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...

Yes, you can trade from a GBA Pokemon game to a DS Pokemon game. Certain restrictions apply; notably, you need need a DS with a GBA port, and you also need to unlock the in-game location ("Pal Park") which lets you transfer Pokemon from other regions. ALSO, you can only send 6 pokemon from a GBA to a DS a day like this (I fear that restriction was lifted from B&W's Pal Park equivalent).

I've unlocked Pal Park in my SoulSilver, so I could transfer some of your pokemon to my game, then transfer it to your HeartGold/Platinum through wireless if you want.

Looks like it's a 17 minute walk between the DoubleTree and the Intercontinental. That's right on the edge of being a bit too much, but there's always cabs. Public transport mostly gets us halfway there, and still requires 5-7 minutes of walking. Which is preferable to 20.

I'll be getting into Boston around 2:30 if all goes well, but who knows how long it'll be before I actually get to the hotel after that.

Anime is kind of like fish in that it is better the less "fishy" it is.

BrainWalker wrote:Looks like it's a 17 minute walk between the DoubleTree and the Intercontinental. That's right on the edge of being a bit too much, but there's always cabs. Public transport mostly gets us halfway there, and still requires 5-7 minutes of walking. Which is preferable to 20.

I'll be getting into Boston around 2:30 if all goes well, but who knows how long it'll be before I actually get to the hotel after that.

Does the Doubletree have shuttlebus service? It may get you closer to us. It's also notable that Mike will have a car, though I'm not sure how much he'll want to use it in Boston. (At least it's not Baltimore, amirite?)

Also, when you get into Boston, ask Information the best way to get to the hotel. Note, last year, it was as cheap/costly to get a taxi as to take the transit from the airport to our hotel (trains are expensive).

We'll be showing up sometime Thursday. It's a roughly 8 hour drive and we may need to finish up packing in the morning. I expect we'll be on the road by at least noon. Mike's the driver so he has a firmer idea on that.

Personally, and I know we've discussed this, I don't mind 17 minutes walks, but if we're catching shuttles or taxis or whatevs, I'm all for sharing the costs.

Also, I'mma post my phone number here as soon as I can, since I'm getting a disposable phone.

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...

"That's not interactive, there's no back-and-forth with the other player and how much fun is it to watch someone incredibly good at moving their eyes? And then whichever Seeker gets lucky swoops in and grabs the Snitch and makes everyone else's work moot. It's like someone took a real game and grafted on this pointless extra position just so that you could be the Most Important Player without needing to really get involved or learn the rest of it. Who was the first Seeker, the King's idiot son who wanted to play Quidditch but couldn't understand the rules?" Actually, now that Harry thought about it, that seemed like a surprisingly good hypothesis. Put him on a broomstick and tell him to catch the shiny thing...